# clm_034CAAEA4834

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,525,943,936 shares  
valid_from: 2021-10-31  
valid_to: 2022-01-31  
published: 2021-11-05  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_A990AD910616  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,525,943,936 shares", as of 2021-10-31 (until 2022-01-31). Claim clm_034CAAEA4834, https://asof.is/claim/clm_034CAAEA4834, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015821000032/0000310158-21-000032-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q3 FY2021, filed 2021-11-05  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015821000032/0000310158-21-000032-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q3 FY2021, published 2021-11-05)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,531,374,696 shares | valid 2021-07-31 to 2021-10-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_034CAAEA4834](/claim/clm_034CAAEA4834.md) | [clm_7D9AD895C751](/claim/clm_7D9AD895C751.md)

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